Regent to receive $110k to offset loss
Regent to receive $110k to offset loss
Dunedin city councillors have approved an extra $110,000 a year for the Regent Theatre Trust to offset the loss of ticketing revenue.
Chris Morris
Mayor not happy over safety spend
Mayor not happy over safety spend
The Dunedin City Council has decided to fund the City Safety Programme, despite Mayor Dave Cull's ''resentment'' at having to do so.
Water rescue off Seal Point
Water rescue off Seal Point
A Dunedin fisherman is ''dead lucky'' to be alive after being swept from rocks at Seal Point, on Otago Peninsula, this morning.
Council pushes revamp work
Council pushes revamp work
The Dunedin City Council has backed plans to accelerate work on a nearly $40 million central city improvements programme.
University Oval lights proposal gets $1m
University Oval lights proposal gets $1m
The future of the University Oval looks brighter after the Dunedin City Council voted to commit $1 million to new floodlights at the cricket venue.
Interest saving sparks debate
Interest saving sparks debate
A saving with the potential to ease the Dunedin City Council's budget burden instead triggered accusations of ''imaginative accounting'' yesterday.
Much extra funding unlikely for 'tragic state' sports fields
Much extra funding unlikely for 'tragic state' sports fields
Dunedin City Council staff have conceded some sports fields are in a ''tragic'' state, but calls from some councillors for more funding to fix problems have so far fallen flat.
Warning as grants funding increased
Warning as grants funding increased
The Dunedin City Council has moved to lift funding for community grants, but should prepare for even more applications in future as other providers are squeezed, councillors have been told.
Council $300,000 could save therapeutic pool
Council $300,000 could save therapeutic pool
The Dunedin City Council has backed a three-year, $300,000 underwriting designed to save the Dunedin Hospital Therapeutic Pool.
Intertidal habitat considered
Intertidal habitat considered
The Dunedin City Council has agreed to accelerate roading improvements on Otago Peninsula, but will also consider ways to protect wildlife under threat from the work.
South D library in mall?
South D library in mall?
The Dunedin City Council has launched an ''urgent' investigation of a proposal to accelerate work on a South Dunedin library by building it inside the half-empty South City Mall.
Call to upgrade 'dowdy' Octagon and George St area
Call to upgrade 'dowdy' Octagon and George St area
A group of commercial property owners is urging the Dunedin City Council to throw ''everything'' at an upgrade of the central city.
Stadium sound on agenda
Stadium sound on agenda
A fix to Forsyth Barr Stadium's troublesome public address system could be on the way.
DCC may pay more for lighting at oval
DCC may pay more for lighting at oval
The Dunedin City Council could pay more for new floodlights at the University Oval, after the University of Otago ruled out making a contribution.
Proposed walkway - 'There's nothing like it in Dunedin'
Proposed walkway - 'There's nothing like it in Dunedin'
Detailed plans for a coastal walkway with Cargill's Castle at its heart have been presented to the Dunedin City Council.
Brighton surf club seeks building bill grant
Brighton surf club seeks building bill grant
The Brighton Surf Life Saving Club has an impressive new home and an equally impressive bill left to pay, councillors have been told.
Tourist downturn denied by i-Site
Tourist downturn denied by i-Site
Claims Dunedin's i-Site visitor centre has been channelling fewer tourists to Cadbury World and other tourism operators have been strongly denied by the centre.
TrustPower asks for Deep Creek scheme rates cap
TrustPower asks for Deep Creek scheme rates cap
Electricity generator TrustPower is joining the queue for a change to its rates bill.
Support sought for boat facility
Support sought for boat facility
Portobello could soon be home to a large, new, offshore coastguard vessel based inside a new $1.6 million facility.
Gasworks museum seeks funds
Gasworks museum seeks funds
The Dunedin Gasworks Museum needs more money, but could also become the new home of a South Dunedin library complex, the trust running it says.